What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65946 and 65966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65946 and 65966 is 2.

GCF(65946,65966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65946 and 65966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65946 and 65966.

How to find the GCF of 65946 and 65966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65946 and 65966. After we will calculate the factors of 65946 and 65966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65946

Prime factors of 65946 are 2, 3, 29, 379. Prime factorization of 65946 in exponential form is:

65946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65966

Prime factors of 65966 are 2, 32983. Prime factorization of 65966 in exponential form is:

65966 = 2¹ × 32983¹

Step-3: Factors of 65946

List of positive integer factors of 65946 that divides 65946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 174, 379, 758, 1137, 2274, 10991, 21982, 32973

Step-4: Factors of 65966

List of positive integer factors of 65966 that divides 65946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65946 and 65966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65946 and 65966 is 2.

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